Pointing to significant progress made in the sphere of education in Azerbaijan, Khalil Kalantar said many new schools were built in Baku and in the regions, and that the old ones were repaired and supplied with new equipment.

Hailing Azerbaijan’s important role in ensuring global energy security, the chairman of the Center drew the audience’s attention to the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan oil, Baku-Tbilisi-Erzurum gas pipelines, as well as TANAP and TAP, pointing to Japanese companies close involvement in these projects.

Khalil Kalantar also highlighted the activities of the Azerbaijani diaspora in Japan, saying that the Azerbaijanis are actively involved in socio-political, economic, cultural and sports life of Japan.

He praised the development of regional cooperation between Azerbaijan and Japan in recent years.